Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891

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Dates:
Birth 1815-09-04
Death 1891-08-26
Active 1768
Active 1866
Birth 1815
Death 1891
Active 1774
Active 1976
Birth 1825
Death 1891
Active 1848
Active 1901
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Americans
English

Biographical notes:

Lyman Copeland Draper (1815-1891), American historian known for his studies of the history of trans-Allegheny West. From 1854 to 1886, he served as director of The State Historical Society of Wisconsin from 1854 to 1886.

From the description of Letters from Lyman C. Draper to Benson J. Lossing, 1855-1864. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 302021153

Lyman Copeland Draper was born in Lockport, New York on September 4, 1815. He attended Granville College in Ohio from 1834-1836 and became very interested in American history. In 1843 a relative began to fund Draper's historical and research travel in return for occasional domestic and business assistance. Draper made nine trips throughout the southeastern and middle states, conducting interviews, copying archival records, and collecting original manuscripts. After the death of his patron, Draper moved to Wisconsin, where in 1854 he was appointed corresponding secretary of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Over the next thirty-two years he devoted his time and energy to the Historical Society and his own research. Draper retired in 1886 but continued his work on his manuscripts. He died in Madison, Wisconsin on August 26, 1891.

From the description of Draper manuscripts, 1740-1891 (inclusive), [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122401371

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  • Acquisition of manuscripts
  • Education
  • Authors, American
  • American Philosophical Society
  • Autographs
  • Autographs
  • Autographs
  • Creek Indians
  • Explorers
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Geology
  • Historians
  • Historians
  • History
  • Local history
  • Indian captivities
  • Indians of North America
  • Indians of North America
  • Indians of North America
  • Land settlement
  • Librarians
  • Library legislation
  • Lord Dunmore's War, 1774
  • Manuscripts
  • Manuscripts, American
  • Meteorology
  • Pensions
  • Petersburg (Va.). Library
  • Pioneers
  • Pontiac's Conspiracy, 1763-1765
  • Smithsonian Board Of Regents
  • Smithsonian Exchange
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Smithsonian Library
  • Smithsonian Publications
  • Virginia
  • Autographs
  • Autographs
  • Historians
  • Indians of North America
  • Indians of North America

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  • Historians
  • Librarians

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  • Tennessee (as recorded)
  • Appalachian Region (as recorded)
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  • United States (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • Virginia (as recorded)
  • Virginia (as recorded)
  • Alabama (as recorded)
  • Alabama (as recorded)
  • Madison (Wis.) (as recorded)
  • Northwest, Old (as recorded)
  • Northwest, Old (as recorded)
  • North Carolina (as recorded)
  • North Carolina (as recorded)
  • North Carolina (as recorded)
  • Ohio--Cincinnati (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin (as recorded)
  • West (U.S.) (as recorded)
  • West (U.S.) (as recorded)
  • Mecklenburg County (N.C.) (as recorded)
  • Mecklenburg County (N.C.) (as recorded)
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.) (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)
  • Kings Mountain (N.C.) (as recorded)
  • Kentucky (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • Maryland--Rose Hill (as recorded)
  • East (U.S.) (as recorded)
  • Louisville (Ky.) (as recorded)
  • Ohio River Valley (as recorded)
  • Illinois (as recorded)
  • Cincinnati (Ohio) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • North Carolina (as recorded)
  • Ohio (as recorded)
  • Alabama (as recorded)
  • Northwest, Old (as recorded)
  • Appalachian Region (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Mecklenburg County (N.C.) (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • West (U.S.) (as recorded)
  • Virginia (as recorded)
  • North Carolina (as recorded)

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